Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon told ESPN he ruptured his right Achilles tendon in Sunday's 48-33 win over the Carolina Panthers and will miss the remainder of the season.
Weatherspoon was helped off the field after playing 47 snaps in the game. He was hopeful the injury wasn't going to be serious after feeling soreness in his Achilles and calf afterward. An MRI on Monday morning revealed the worst-case scenario.
Weatherspoon, originally a first-round draft pick of the Falcons in 2010, also missed the entire 2014 season after tearing his left Achilles.